Tag: nollywood
Funmi Martins: Ilesa-born actress who abandoned secretarial studies for film-making
21 years have passed since Funmi Oguntomi, better known as Funmi Martins, passed away. The dust of eternity…
TRIBUTE: Muftau Oladokun ‘Alaran’, driver turned comic actor who died at the peak of his career
In the grand scheme of things, destiny is quite important. If you are meant for greatness, you may…
From riches to rags: How ex-OPC leader, Duro Ladipo’s protĂ©gĂ©, Ajewole Baba Ijesa lost everything to kidnapping
Prince David Adeniyi Ademokoya JP, also known as "Ajewole Baba Ijesa Contributions to Yoruba movie industry More than…
TRIBUTE: Ademola Adeyemo ‘Sokoti’, Osun-born actor who lost his marriage and two children to the movie business
Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and…
Pastor Ajidara: Abela Pupa star, Muslim turned Christian actor who made it his life’s work to expose false prophets
Make more lasting memories before you pass away. Every man will live and eventually die. No one would…
TRIBUTE: Saint Obi, a polyglot inspired by foreign movies who made over 250 Nollywood ‘worthy appearances’
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a…
TRIBUTE: Murphy Afolabi, Osogbo-born actor, Ifa adherent turned Muslim who blessed our screen with deep Yoruba lexicons
Murphy Afolabi probably didn't remember William Shakespeare's famous line, "All that live must die, passing through nature to…
TRIBUTE: Fadeyi Oloro, Nigerian pastor who acted ‘herbalist’ in movies to entertain fans
When people pass away, the memories they leave behind do not. They travel to Hades, the land of…
Veteran actress, Patience Ozokwo shares interesting details of how she got into Nollywood
After many years of entertaining her fans with great movies, Veteran actress, Patience Ozokwo, has taken to social…
My Most Painful Heartbreak – Nollywood Actress, Nazareth Jesse Opens Up
Nazareth Jesse, who recently emerged the first female Mayor of Actors Guild of Nigeria (Abuja chapter), has opened…
Voodoo, sexual harassment are some challenges in Nollywood – Actress Ruby Ojiakor
Ruby Ojiakor, a popular Nollywood actress, has listed some challenges women in the Nigerian movie industry face in…
Veteran Actor Dan Nkoloagu Is Dead
The Nigerian movie industry has been thrown into mourning as one of it own; Dan Nkoloagu, a Nollywood…